Tom's Blog

Today's run is slated as a 28 miler!  The challenge is finding a suitable route, where I can refill water bottles along route, I don't want to repeat the cardiff run I did yesterday, the Taff trail and Brecon Monmouthshire canal don't really have places I can get water on route so I'm currently thinking about some loops around home this not only give me opportunity to refill but adds the extra head work of running loops. Let's see what happens.  

I ran to cardiff yesterday from home. The distance was a little over 15 miles, a quick wet wipe wash in John Lewis and a change of clothes and I was off to the millenium stadium to watch the rugby. I really enjoy running to a destination rather than an out and back. 

Last night I ran through 7000 miles, this has consisted of 28 marathons and 17 ultras to date, I'm not sure of the total number of races, I check my race record. 

So I went and I ran.  my earlier plans to run sub 4 got derailed earlier in the year, but this was still a good run a great confidence booster on route to Comrades. Finished 4:45.59 my fastest marathon for a while.  Meat for dinner the night before. 2 boiled eggs and a piece of bacon for breakfast 1.5 to 2 hours before race, half a banana about 30 mins before the gun.  The route was farliy interesting, quite a few out and backs it seemed but some great course support.